Mississippi Republican Primary

40 delegates

The Race in Mississippi

Mitt Romney has won endorsements from the governor and polls show him running competitively in Mississippi, where Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich also are expecting to do well. While Mr. Santorum hopes to appeal to social conservatives, Mr. Gingrich is pushing a message focused on energy production.

2012 Primary Process

Delegate Allocation:
Of the 37 bound delegates, 12 allocated proportionally by Congressional district, to candidates receiving a minimum of 15 percent of the district vote. Twenty-five at-large delegates allocated proportionally, with a threshold of 15 percent of the statewide vote. Three Republican National Committee members bound to winner of statewide vote.

Eligibility:
Open to all registered voters.

2008 Results

Candidate

Vote

Percent

John McCain

113,074

78.9%

Mike Huckabee

17,943

12.5%

Ron Paul

5,510

3.9%

Mitt Romney

2,177

1.5%

Fred Thompson

2,160

1.5%

Others

2,422

1.7%

Results

Updated March 14
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99% reporting

All Counties

Candidate

Votes

PercentPct.

Votes

Pct.

Delegates*

Rick Santorum
Santorum

94,981

32.8%

13

Newt Gingrich
Gingrich

90,409

31.2

12

Mitt Romney
Romney

88,715

30.6

15

Ron Paul
Paul

12,749

4.4

—

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Others
Others

3,081

1.1

—

Rick Perry
Perry

1,337

0.5

—

Michele Bachmann
Bachmann

954

0.3

—

Jon Huntsman
Huntsman

409

0.1

—

Gary Johnson
Johnson

381

0.1

—

* The state total includes the preference of 3 superdelegates, party leaders who are free to support any candidate they choose.